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I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me

Thu 5 Feb 2026

I told a chatbot I was a teenager. Here’s the toxic dating advice it gave me
James Tapper
Scientists create mini-stomachs to test drugs

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Scientists create mini-stomachs to test drugs
Robin McKie
Do we still need astronauts?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Do we still need astronauts?
Patricia Clarke
AI predictions for 2026

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI predictions for 2026
Saul Klein
UK tech is a reason to celebrate in 2025

Thu 18 Dec 2025

UK tech is a reason to celebrate in 2025
Emily H Wilson
Man discovers fire... in Thetford

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Man discovers fire... in Thetford
Kate Finnigan
Gifts for tech enthusiasts

Tue 2 Dec 2025

Gifts for tech enthusiasts
Vanessa Drevenakova
Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove
James Tapper
The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again

Fri 28 Nov 2025

The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again
John Naughton
Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win
Matthew Cobb
Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA
Laura Spinney
Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages
Patricia Clarke
Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Blood rejuvenation, gut pills and beaded leggings
Elle Hunt
Is it really possible to supercharge your willpower?

Sat 27 Sept 2025

Is it really possible to supercharge your willpower?
Zachary Karabell
In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn’t add up

Sun 21 Sept 2025

In a digital world, the use of outdated stats simply doesn’t add up
Rowan Moore
Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Why Churchill’s birthplace lies at the heart of UK energy battle
James Tapper
New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies

Sat 20 Sept 2025

New satellites will give 30-minute warning of solar storm emergencies
James Tapper
Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles Darwin missed

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Botanists unlock the Chilean medical marvel that Charles Darwin missed
James Tapper
Martian ‘rock spots’ breathe new life into Nasa mission

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Martian ‘rock spots’ breathe new life into Nasa mission
Patricia Clarke
The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever

Sun 7 Sept 2025

The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
Simon Barnes
Why we should all mourn the slender-billed curlew

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Why we should all mourn the slender-billed curlew
John Naughton
AI is like a lunch – there’s no such thing as a free one

Fri 29 Aug 2025

AI is like a lunch – there’s no such thing as a free one
Kathryn Bromwich
Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’
Patricia Clarke
A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits

Sun 3 Aug 2025

A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits
Helen Thomson
The treaty that could end the plastic deluge

Thu 31 Jul 2025

The treaty that could end the plastic deluge
Adele Zeynep Walton
Social media blocking apps are addicting to us too

Wed 23 Jul 2025

Social media blocking apps are addicting to us too
Catherine Neilan
Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance
David Robson
Why the way we communicate matters

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Why the way we communicate matters
Eva Wiseman
The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story

Fri 4 Jul 2025

The evolutionary biologist with her own dramatic story
Jonathan O’Callaghan
The telescope that’s about to change astronomy for ever

Sun 29 Jun 2025

The telescope that’s about to change astronomy for ever
John Naughton
Does AI make us dull? Students have answered that question

Fri 27 Jun 2025

Does AI make us dull? Students have answered that question
Patricia Clarke
AI, data control and sexism - London Tech Week unpacked

Sat 14 Jun 2025

AI, data control and sexism - London Tech Week unpacked
Simon Parkin
Nintendo Switch 2 review: Spot the difference

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Nintendo Switch 2 review: Spot the difference
Mélanie Gouby
AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants

Fri 13 Jun 2025

AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants
Miriam Frankel
Evidence suggests the universe’s expansion may be slowing

Fri 6 Jun 2025

Evidence suggests the universe’s expansion may be slowing
Fred Harter
Nuclear power has a renewed and geopolitical appeal

Mon 2 Jun 2025

Nuclear power has a renewed and geopolitical appeal
Mark Honigsbaum
Read it and weep: why regular crying is cathartic

Sat 24 May 2025

Read it and weep: why regular crying is cathartic
Patricia Clarke
Saudi Arabia launches bold AI future but past hints at problems

Sat 17 May 2025

Saudi Arabia launches bold AI future but past hints at problems
Natalie Whittle
We still don't know how the mouth works

Sat 26 Apr 2025

We still don't know how the mouth works

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